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Chuffer Chadley
21st May 2004, 19:30
Afternoon, all!
We've had a snippet of info in the office that a MyTravel 767 diverted into Wilmington yesterday. We presume that something pretty serious must have prompted the decision, as it seems that a 767 can't get out of the airfield with a payload!
Any idea of causes? What happened to the pax?
And, my apologies if this has already appeared on the forums, I did try a search, and found nought!
Ciao
CC
Mark McG
21st May 2004, 20:01
http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/pdfs/00459AD.PDF
KILM has an 8000ft and a 7004ft Long Runway.
CHIVILCOY
21st May 2004, 20:49
It was a Mytravel 767 with over three hundred passengers and crew from Orlando to Glasgow.
According to local reports in Wilmington, smoke and sparks in the cockpit!!!! forced an emergency landing.
Kestrel
21st May 2004, 22:27
The fault for those interested was a nav light module fault which shorted out causing the above..minimum programme disruption was caused to our customers and the aircraft is returning fixed on sat am.
Borat
22nd May 2004, 01:20
Clearly a first class job by the crew concerned. Well done, and perhaps evidence once again of MYT's excellent safety record.
Viscount Sussex
22nd May 2004, 05:39
;)
Well done!
:ok:
BillMac
23rd May 2004, 22:34
Found this on the net - there is a video of the landing.
News Video (http://www.wwaytv3.com/Global/story.asp?s=%20%201885028)
oceancrosser
25th May 2004, 13:53
Chuffer Chadley wrote:
We've had a snippet of info in the office that a MyTravel 767 diverted into Wilmington yesterday. We presume that something pretty serious must have prompted the decision, as it seems that a 767 can't get out of the airfield with a payload!
Wilmington is no sweat for a 767 with an 8000´runway.
Used to operate it into Natal, Brasil from Portugal where the main runway, 16L-34R which is 7448´(2270m). One night this runway was closed due to an incident and we were left with the option of using rwy 12 which is 5988' (1825m). With minimum required fuel, 247 pax and 20 flaps, we had about a ton to spare on the Airport Analysis limit, for a 7 hour flight to LIS.
Pretty good airplane.
Arkroyal
25th May 2004, 14:21
Good find Billmac.
What a shame to hear the airport director playing to the news-morons' sensationalising.
Isn't it New Hanover Airport any more?